HV126- Joe Frank

Joe Frank in rehearsal and production for his spoken work show Just An Ordinary Man at Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Photo Credit: Mark Campbell CreativeHearing Voices from NPR®
126 Joe Frank: God and Girls
Host: Barrett Golding of Hearing Voices
Airs week of: 2011-11-16

“Joe Frank” (52:00 mp3):

An hour under the influence of radio maestro and radical raconteur Joe Frank. Many of these pieces pulled from the collection Joe Frank Team Favorites- Vols 1 and 2. Thanks to Michal Story for her help with this episode:

“God” (2004 / 1:48)

Voice: Joe Frank.
From the hour: “Duplicity.”

“I Have Seen God” (1989 / 2:07)

Voice: Ryan Cutrona.
From the hour: “Great Lives.”
Series: Work in Progress.
On the CD: Work in Progress- Characters and Scenes.

“Always There” (1999 / 4:30)

Voices: David Cross, Joe Frank.
From the hour “Jam.”
Series: Word in Progess.
On the CD Joe Frank Team Favorites- Vol 1
Music: James Brown “Papa Don’t Take No Mess” Hell.

“Ragged Claws” (2004 / 4:41 excerpt)

Voice: Joe Frank.
From the hour: “Time’s Arrow.”
On the CD: Joe Frank Team Favorites- Vol 2.
Music: Air “Alone In Kyoto” Talkie Walkie.

“Prayers” (1994 / 8:19)

Voices: (Anonymous).
From the hour: “Prayer.”
Series In the Dark.
On the CD: Joe Frank Team Favorites- Vol 2.
Music: Thomas Newman “Shut Up Pedro” The Linguini Incident (Soundtrack).

“Not Joe Frank” (2004 / 2:36)

Voice: Joe Frank.
From the hour: “Bottle for a Headstone.”
On the CD: Joe Frank Team Favorites: Vol 2.

“Annalee’s Story” (1987 / 4:23)

Voice: Annalee Jeffries.
From the hour: “The End.”
Series: Work in Progress.
On the CD: Work in Progress- Characters and Scenes.
Music: Vladimir Cosma “Promenade sentimentale” (from the film “Diva”) Cosma: 40 films – 40 Bandes Originales.

“Date with Arianna Huffington” ( / 7:42)

Voices: Joe Frank, Lester Nafzger.
From the hour: “Bad Faith.”
On the CD: Joe Frank Team Favorites: Vol 2.

“Phone Group Therapy” (1997 / 11:13)

Voices: Keith Talbot, Grace Zabrinskie, Lester Natzger, Laura Estermann, Arthur Miller, Joe Frank.
From the hour: “Phone Therapy.”
Series: Somewhere out There.
On the CD: Selections from The Other Side- Volume 2.
Music: Terranova “Sugarhill” Close The Door.

“No Place to Go” (1997 / 3:18)

Voice: A drifter.
From the hour: The Street.
Series: Work in Progress.
On the CD: Joe Frank Team Favorites- Vol 2.

Try to catch Joe Frank live:

Just an Ordinary Man, a selection from Joe Frank live at the Steppenwolf Theater, Chicago, March 13, 2010, featuring James Harrah on guitar. Film by D.P. Carlson from Film Foetus


Official Site: Joe Frank

Wikipedia: Joe Frank

Facebook: Joe Frank

YouTube: Joe Frank Theater

Archive.org (copy of): JFWiki

Selected Music:On Joe Frank Programs

Third Coast International Audio Festival:
2003 TCF Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient- Speech

Photo Credit: Mark Campbell Creative.

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